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Better Building Finance

Sustainable Melbourne Fund is proud to announce the launching of a new website dedicated to EUA Finance. BetterBuildingFinance.com.au is a joint initiative of ClimateWorks Australia and Sustainable Melbourne Fund.

The website provides a simple, business-friendly resource for building owners, tenants and service providers that allows them to compare the advantages of using Environmental Upgrade Finance over traditional financing options for building upgrades.

Environmental Upgrade Finance (EUF) is a growing form of finance provided by major financiers in Australia and specifically designed for funding upgrades of commercial and other buildings that reduce operating costs and at the same time improve energy, waste or water efficiency and increase use of renewable energy. EUF is secured against the property, similar to council rates, which makes it lower risk for banks and allows them to offer better finance terms, including fixed interest rates over 10 or more years. EUF is currently available in the City of Melbourne and in various locations across New South Wales, and is soon expected to become available across Victoria and South Australia.

The website includes:

case studies of buildings that have upgraded using EUF

example business cases for a range of real buildings across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales

a ‘mortgage calculator’-style tool to help building owners compare EUF to traditional finance in their own building

details of banks, councils and service providers that can help facilitate this finance

ClimateWorks and Sustainable Melbourne fund will be running a series of webinars to provide building owners, tenants and service providers with a good understanding of this finance mechanism and how they can use it to improve the profitability and sustainability of commercial and industrial property assets. Webinars will be run at the following times, and registrations can be made here:

Wednesday the 5th of November at 2-3pm

Friday the 7th of November at 10-11am

The website was developed as part of a project funded by the Commonwealth Department of Industry to improve awareness, information, resources and skills across the property sector and associated services regarding Environmental Upgrade Finance.